In 2025 St Elizabeth Hospital Society has undertaken a major development in healthcare
education by establishing the new St. Elizabeth School of Nursing which includes the St.
Elizabeth Midwifery Training School, the Institute of Allied Healthcare Sciences (January
2025) and the B.Sc. Nursing (commencing December 2025). This will greatly expand the
health care education offered at St Elizabeth and will offer new horizons for women in
healthcare careers.
It will also assist Pakistan to achieve the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development
Goal no.3 relating to health.
St. Elizabeth Midwifery Training School has a special focus. Young Christian women from
marginalized communities in Pakistan come to Hyderabad to train at SEMTS and to advance
their socio-economic position by enabling them to become skilled professional and qualified
midwives for maternal, neonatal and infant care.
According to the official Pakistan Economic Survey 2024, Pakistan has the highest infant
mortality rate (52.8 deaths per 1000 live births) and the highest maternal
mortality rate (186 deaths per 100,000 births) in South Asia. Poor women in rural areas
in Pakistan do not have access to reliable healthcare
SEMTS is overseen by its Management Council and is professionally accredited to the
Pakistan Nursing Council. Mrs. Zarish Momal, M.Sc.Nursing, is principal and the Sisters
of Charity ofJesus and Mary see to the residential accommodation for the student midwives.
The course at SEMTS is two years. It follows the course of studies laid down by
the Pakistan Nursing Council which is supplemented by further subjects including
Catholic social teaching about healthcare. 39 students are in training. There are 7
lecturers[3 full-time and 4 part-time] who also teach in the Institute of
Allied Health Sciences and 2 auxiliary employees.
SEMTS is unable to be self-supporting. It receives no assistance from the Pakistan
government. St. Elizabeth regards this as an important investment in women and in
responding to the ongoing maternal and infant health care national crisis. It needs
the financial assistance of donors to continue the work of SEMTS.
All donations are fully tax deductible.